I was there at the beginning of the microcomputer revolution (at a distance from Silicon Valley) but I found my way there in 1980,
Some people have written about it and I was once asked to give a talk on my own experiences, not in the middle of things but a participant.
The point is that I heard all the stories, and should share. Even if only for my daughter’s sake. She never really knew what I did.
Some startups that never got off the ground (very early stages) and one guy I worked with was on the cover of Wired magazine. As IT guy, I got to testify in court about him hacking into the boss’s laptop. Odd thing is that the Scott Peterson trial was going on in an opposite building and I had to make my way over staging that was set up for microphones and press conferences in between buildings.
And a few people actually did good things with tech.
Jackals pounce.
Society blesses that and worships exploiters.
No need to remind …
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